Workers from Claude Neon Federal began re-erecting the historic Meadow Gold neon sign at 11th Street and Quaker Avenue in Tulsa on Monday afternoon.
The “Beatrice Foods Co.” was the only part they had attached to the framework, and that was to only one side, as of about 2:30 p.m. The “Milk, Ice Cream” part was going to be erected next.
It was windy and cold. The City of Tulsa hopes to have the Meadow Gold sign done by the end of the week. But one Claude worker said it would probably be closer to two weeks “if the weather doesn’t improve.” He said reattaching the neon tubing would by far be the most difficult part of the project.
Two weeks or not, it’s great to see that the Meadow Gold sign, which dates to the late 1930s or early 1940s, is going to live again. It’s been nearly five years in coming.